Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-4104. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 09/09/2014 by Liu Long with Qihoo 360 Security Center as MS14-052 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4104 since 04/10/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/22/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4919 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77572 (MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100210 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-052)).

Applying the patch MS14-052 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95534), Tenable (77572), SecurityFocus (BID 69612†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030818†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46063†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12410, VDB-67505, VDB-67513 and VDB-67484. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 77572
Nessus Name: MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)
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Patch: MS14-052

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-052
Researcher: Liu Long
Organization: Qihoo 360 Security Center
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-4104 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67506

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X-Force: 95534 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 69612 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-4104 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030818 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46063 - [MS14-052] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-11 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-4104, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2014 11:11
Updated: 12/22/2024 17:31
Changes: 09/10/2014 11:11 (78), 04/07/2017 12:11 (7), 02/15/2022 18:03 (2), 02/15/2022 18:10 (1), 12/22/2024 17:31 (16)
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